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Targeted expulsions of foreign journalists and foreign Christians in Türkiye under national security pretexts
Adopted by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 502
- Against
- 2
- Abstained
- 59
roll-call vote at 12:18 · 89% of votes cast in favour
Motion for a resolution · Motion B-10-2026-0134
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a resolution on the expulsion of foreign journalists and Christians from Türkiye on national security grounds.§1: source passage in the text The text calls on Türkiye to halt deportation proceedings against Iranian journalist Kaveh Taheri and to stop using security codes against foreign nationals without transparent justification.§1: source passage in the text It also asks the Commission to raise these cases with Turkish authorities and affirms support for freedom of religion.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots, ESN; Divided: The Left, Greens
- The Left Divided 18 for, 1 against, 17 abstainedof 46
- Greens Divided 18 for, 0 against, 22 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 107 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 136
- Renew For 60 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 75
- EPP For 146 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 192
- ECR For 63 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 79
- Patriots For 53 for, 0 against, 7 abstainedof 86
- ESN For 19 for, 0 against, 6 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 18 for, 1 against, 6 abstainedof 32
Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs
A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.
Did not vote with their group
14 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
Renew voted for (60 of 61). Abstained: 1
Ilhan Kyuchyuk (Bulgaria)
Patriots voted for (53 of 60). Abstained: 7
Anders Vistisen (Denmark), Anna Bryłka (Poland), Elisabeth Dieringer (Austria), Gerald Hauser (Austria), Harald Vilimsky (Austria)
2 more from Patriots
Roman Haider (Austria), Tomasz Buczek (Poland)
ESN voted for (19 of 25). Abstained: 6
Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik (Poland), Marcin Sypniewski (Poland), Petar Volgin (Bulgaria), Siegbert Frank Droese (Germany), Stanisław Tyszka (Poland)
1 more from ESN
Tomasz Froelich (Germany)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 1 amendment (1 rejected) and 6 parts of the text voted on separately (3 adopted, 2 rejected, 1 lapsed). 7 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.